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29 November 2016

Who I am: New PA law allows adoptees access to birth records

A new state law removes a legal hurdle for adult adoptees trying to learn their true identity and family medical histories.

The law, approved in early November and fully taking effect in one year, enables individuals who are 18 and over and were adopted as children to apply for a copy of their original birth certificate from the state Health Department.

As the article indicates, it may be up to a year before the law is fully implemented, but at that point I will have access to my original birth certificate.

In the 20+ years (off and on) that I have been searching for my birth parents, this is potentially the biggest development of all. Wow.